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Eurovision Song Contest (1956)

"United by Music"

7.2/10 Returning Series May 24, 1956 70 Seasons

Reality

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

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Show Details

Original Title Eurovision Song Contest

Original Language EN

Status Returning Series

Type Reality

Total Episodes 110

Total Seasons 70

Popularity 8.3

Networks

BBC One

GB

RTÉ One

IE

ORF 1

AT

TF1

FR

Das Erste

DE

SVT1

SE

DR1

DK

La 1

ES

Rai 1

IT

RTP1

PT

Channel One

RU

RTS 1

RS

SRF 1

CH

NDR Fernsehen

DE

Yle TV1

FI

AVRO

NL

TRT 1

TR

ETV

EE

LTV1

LV

hr-fernsehen

DE

RTF Télévision

FR

La Une

BE

NPO 1

NL

RTL Télé

LU

RTS Un

CH

ERT1

GR

Kan 11

IL

UA: PERSHYI

UA

Eurovision

CH

NRK

NO

RTSI

CH

RTL

LU

SRG SSR

CH

Cast

Petra Mede

Petra Mede

Self - Host

10 episodes

Carola Häggkvist

Carola Häggkvist

Self - Contestant

10 episodes

Måns Zelmerlöw

Måns Zelmerlöw

Self - Host

9 episodes

Edsilia Rombley

Edsilia Rombley

Self - Host

8 episodes

Conchita Wurst

Conchita Wurst

Self - Host

7 episodes

Loreen

Loreen

Self - Contestant

7 episodes

Helena Paparizou

Helena Paparizou

Self - Interval Act

7 episodes

Eldar Gasimov

Eldar Gasimov

Self - Host

6 episodes

Alexander Rybak

Alexander Rybak

Self - Contestant

6 episodes

Filomena Cautela

Filomena Cautela

Self - Host

6 episodes

Valentina Monetta

Valentina Monetta

Self - Contestant

6 episodes

Sakis Rouvas

Sakis Rouvas

Self - Contestant

6 episodes

Seasons

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Specials

41 episodes 2015

Lugano 1956

Lugano 1956

1 episodes 1956

The first ever Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland, at the Teatro Kursaal, on ...

Frankfurt 1957

Frankfurt 1957

1 episodes 1957

The 1957 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany after Switzerland declined t...

Hilversum 1958

Hilversum 1958

1 episodes 1958

The Netherlands had the honour of hosting the third Eurovision Song Contest. The 1958 contest took p...

Cannes 1959

Cannes 1959

1 episodes 1959

The glamorous Mediterranean resort of Cannes, France hosted the 4th Eurovision Song Contest in March...

London 1960

London 1960

1 episodes 1960

London was the host city of the fifth Eurovision Song Contest despite a Dutch victory in Cannes in 1...

Cannes 1961

Cannes 1961

1 episodes 1961

The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 returned to Cannes for the second time in two years. The number of ...

Luxembourg City 1962

Luxembourg City 1962

1 episodes 1962

The 1962 Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the first time. Franc...

London 1963

London 1963

1 episodes 1963

The 8th Eurovision Song Contest took place in London, despite a French victory in the preceding year...

Copenhagen 1964

Copenhagen 1964

1 episodes 1964

The 1964 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Italy scored its first victory w...

Naples 1965

Naples 1965

1 episodes 1965

The 1965 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Naples and saw Luxembourg win again. The winning entr...

Luxembourg City 1966

Luxembourg City 1966

1 episodes 1966

Once again, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had the honour of staging Europe's most important musical ...

Vienna 1967

Vienna 1967

1 episodes 1967

After Udo Jürgens' victory in 1966, Vienna, Austria's capital, was chosen to host the Eurovision So...

London 1968

London 1968

1 episodes 1968

The thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest which took place in the Royal Albert Hall in London was the f...

Madrid 1969

Madrid 1969

1 episodes 1969

The Spanish capital of Madrid hosted the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest after Massiel won the trophy i...

Amsterdam 1970

Amsterdam 1970

1 episodes 1970

The Netherlands hosted the Eurovision Song Contest once again in 1970. The contest took place in the...

Dublin 1971

Dublin 1971

1 episodes 1971

After Dana's victory in 1970, the Eurovision Song Contest moved to the Emerald Isle, Ireland, and th...

Edinburgh 1972

Edinburgh 1972

1 episodes 1972

Host Broadcaster BBC arranged the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest outside London for the first time. Th...

Luxembourg City 1973

Luxembourg City 1973

1 episodes 1973

After hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1966, it was Luxembourg's third occasion to sh...

Brighton 1974

Brighton 1974

1 episodes 1974

For the second time in three years the United Kingdom staged the Eurovision Song Contest without hav...

Stockholm 1975

Stockholm 1975

1 episodes 1975

The Eurovision Song Contest moved northwards for its 20th anniversary. The 1975 Eurovision Song Cont...

The Hague 1976

The Hague 1976

1 episodes 1976

For the third time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Netherlands organised the musi...

London 1977

London 1977

1 episodes 1977

The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the first contest which was troubled by a strike and was only o...

Paris 1978

Paris 1978

1 episodes 1978

After having won in London in 1977, French Television organised the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest in ...

Jerusalem 1979

Jerusalem 1979

1 episodes 1979

The 24th Eurovision Song Contest was held outside the geographical area of Europe for the first time...

The Hague 1980

The Hague 1980

1 episodes 1980

Israeli TV declined the opportunity to host the 1980 Song Contest again after Israel won in Jerusale...

Dublin 1981

Dublin 1981

1 episodes 1981

Ireland's capital Dublin hosted the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest after Johnny Logan won the contest ...

Harrogate 1982

Harrogate 1982

1 episodes 1982

The BBC surprised everyone when they decided that the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest would be held in ...

Munich 1983

Munich 1983

1 episodes 1983

After trying to win for many years, German broadcaster ARD finally hosted the 1983 Eurovision Song C...

Luxembourg City 1984

Luxembourg City 1984

1 episodes 1984

Luxembourg hosted the contest for the 4th last time after Corinne Hermès' victory the year before.

Gothenburg 1985

Gothenburg 1985

1 episodes 1985

Swedish national broadcaster SVT decided to stage the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest in Gothenburg's S...

Bergen 1986

Bergen 1986

1 episodes 1986

The Norwegian city of Bergen had the honour of hosting the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest which saw Be...

Brussels 1987

Brussels 1987

1 episodes 1987

The 1987 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Brussels, Belgium. Viktor Laszlo was the host of the 32...

Dublin 1988

Dublin 1988

1 episodes 1988

The 1988 Eurovision Song Contest is best remembered for one of the most thrilling voting moments in ...

Lausanne 1989

Lausanne 1989

1 episodes 1989

Following Céline Dion's victory the preceding year in Dublin, Switzerland staged the Eurovision Son...

Zagreb 1990

Zagreb 1990

1 episodes 1990

The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Zagreb following Yugoslavia's win the previous year. As...

Rome 1991

Rome 1991

1 episodes 1991

The 1991 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Rome, Italy and saw France and Sweden tie for first pla...

Malmö 1992

Malmö 1992

1 episodes 1992

After having hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm and Gothenburg before, Swedish broadcas...

Millstreet 1993

Millstreet 1993

1 episodes 1993

The tiny town of Millstreet in Ireland was the centre of Europe when it hosted the 1993 Eurovision S...

Dublin 1994

Dublin 1994

1 episodes 1994

After winning the contest on home ground in Millstreet in 1993, the contest was staged at the Point ...

Dublin 1995

Dublin 1995

1 episodes 1995

For a record third year in a row Ireland hosted the 40th Eurovision Song Contest which was held agai...

Oslo 1996

Oslo 1996

1 episodes 1996

The 1996 Eurovision Song Contest moved to a new destination, after it had been in Ireland for the th...

Dublin 1997

Dublin 1997

1 episodes 1997

Dublin's Point Theatre was - yet again - the venue for the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest. To date it ...

Birmingham 1998

Birmingham 1998

1 episodes 1998

The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest from Birmingham culminated in one of the most thrilling voting sequ...

Jerusalem 1999

Jerusalem 1999

1 episodes 1999

The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Jerusalem for the first time since 1979. Free languag...

Stockholm 2000

Stockholm 2000

1 episodes 2000

In May 2000 the Eurovision Song Contest returned to Stockholm for the first time since 1975. The spe...

Copenhagen 2001

Copenhagen 2001

1 episodes 2001

A record-breaking 35,000 spectators attended the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in the Parken Stadium ...

Tallinn 2002

Tallinn 2002

1 episodes 2002

The 2002 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in the Estonian capital Tallinn. It was the first time t...

Riga 2003

Riga 2003

1 episodes 2003

Latvia hosted the competition in 2003 following Marie N's victory in Tallinn the previous year.

Istanbul 2004

Istanbul 2004

2 episodes 2004

After having successfully hosted the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final, Istanbul held it...

Kyiv 2005

Kyiv 2005

2 episodes 2005

The 50th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 21st May 2005 in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. 24 coun...

Athens 2006

Athens 2006

2 episodes 2006

With the Eurovision Song Contest already enjoying enormous popularity in Greece, Helena Paparizou's ...

Helsinki 2007

Helsinki 2007

2 episodes 2007

The Final of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest took place in Helsinki, Finland, at the Hartwall Arena...

Belgrade 2008

Belgrade 2008

3 episodes 2008

For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decid...

Moscow 2009

Moscow 2009

3 episodes 2009

For the second time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to deci...

Oslo 2010

Oslo 2010

3 episodes 2010

The 2010 Eurovision Song Contest was held in the capital of Norway, Oslo. 39 countries took part in ...

Düsseldorf 2011

Düsseldorf 2011

3 episodes 2011

For the first time since 1983, Germany hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. The 2011 Eurovision Song ...

Baku 2012

Baku 2012

3 episodes 2012

The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the cont...

Malmö 2013

Malmö 2013

3 episodes 2013

Thirteen years after Stockholm hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, the 2013 contest took place in th...

Copenhagen 2014

Copenhagen 2014

3 episodes 2014

The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark and was won by Austria's Conchita...

Vienna 2015

Vienna 2015

3 episodes 2015

The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Wiener Stadhalle. The the official Eurovision Son...

Stockholm 2016

Stockholm 2016

3 episodes 2016

Stockholm was announced as the host city in July 2015, with the Globe Arena taking the honour of bei...

Kyiv 2017

Kyiv 2017

3 episodes 2017

Following Jamala's victory in Stockholm with her song '1944', the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was h...

Lisbon 2018

Lisbon 2018

3 episodes 2018

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Portugal's capital city, Lisbon. It was the first tim...

Tel Aviv 2019

Tel Aviv 2019

3 episodes 2019

After Netta's grand victory in Lisbon in Lisbon, the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Tel ...

Rotterdam 2021

Rotterdam 2021

3 episodes 2021

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 takes place in Rotterdam. The Dutch city was due to host the Contes...

Turin 2022

Turin 2022

3 episodes 2022

The 66th Eurovision Song Contest was held at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after Måneskin’s success ...

Liverpool 2023

Liverpool 2023

3 episodes 2023

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest took place in in Liverpool on the banks of the River Mersey, where ...

Malmö 2024

Malmö 2024

3 episodes 2024

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place in the Malmö Arena on Saturday 11 Ma...

Basel 2025

Basel 2025

3 episodes 2025

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, on Saturda...

Vienna 2026

Vienna 2026

3 episodes 2026

Networks

BBC One

GB

RTÉ One

IE

ORF 1

AT

TF1

FR

Das Erste

DE

SVT1

SE

DR1

DK

La 1

ES

Rai 1

IT

RTP1

PT

Channel One

RU

RTS 1

RS

SRF 1

CH

NDR Fernsehen

DE

Yle TV1

FI

AVRO

NL

TRT 1

TR

ETV

EE

LTV1

LV

hr-fernsehen

DE

RTF Télévision

FR

La Une

BE

NPO 1

NL

RTL Télé

LU

RTS Un

CH

ERT1

GR

Kan 11

IL

UA: PERSHYI

UA

Eurovision

CH

NRK

NO

RTSI

CH

RTL

LU

SRG SSR

CH

Videos & Trailers

Eurovision Song Contest 70 | #Eurovision2026

Eurovision Song Contest 70 | #Eurovision2026

Trailer

Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Thank You From Basel | #Eurovision2025

Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Thank You From Basel | #Eurovision2025

Trailer

This is Eurovision: Basel Theme Reveal! | #Eurovision2025 ??

This is Eurovision: Basel Theme Reveal! | #Eurovision2025 ??

Trailer

Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Welcome to Basel - Host City ??

Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Welcome to Basel - Host City ??

Trailer

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Keywords

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Rating

7.2

/10

Based on 32 votes

Details

First Air Date May 24, 1956

Last Air Date May 17, 2025

Country CH

Language EN

Status Returning Series

Popularity 8.3

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